Jeremy R. Hammond

Elements of an Inside Job in Mumbai Attacks

Posted by Jeremy R. Hammond | Dec 19, 2008 | Asia Pacific, Essays, US |

What’s clear now, as further developments have come to light, is that there are also elements within India, both in the criminal underworld and the government, that are perfectly willing to see the role in the Mumbai attacks of an even larger shadowy international criminal network whitewashed; a network with links to numerous moneyed interests, including trafficking in drugs and arms, and to numerous intelligence agencies, including the ISI, the CIA, and India’s own RAW.

Role of Alleged CIA Asset in Mumbai Attacks Being Downplayed

Posted by Jeremy R. Hammond | Dec 10, 2008 | Asia Pacific, Essays, US |

Recent press reports on developments with regard to last month’s attacks in Mumbai, India indicate the role of Dawood Ibrahim, a wanted crime boss, terrorist, and drug trafficker, is being downplayed, possibly the result of a deal taking place behind the scenes between the governments of the US, Pakistan, and India, to have others involved in the Mumbai attacks turned over while quietly diverting attention from a man who some say could reveal embarrassing secrets about the CIA’s involvement in criminal enterprises.

The Mumbai Attacks: More Than Meets the Eye

Posted by Jeremy R. Hammond | Dec 4, 2008 | Asia Pacific, Essays, US |

As details emerge about who was responsible for the terrorist attacks in Mumbai last week, the evidence points to a militant group and network of associates that can be linked to a number of intelligence agencies, including the ISI, the CIA, and MI6.

New York Times Misleads on Taliban Role in Opium Trade

Posted by Jeremy R. Hammond | Nov 29, 2008 | Essays |

The New York Times and other major U.S. media sources commonly report on the production of opium in Afghanistan as though it were under the control of the Taliban. The facts on the ground, however, tell a different story. Who dominates the Afghan opium trade? Foreign Policy Journal investigates.

U.S. Would Control Profits from Iraqi Oil Exports Under Agreement

Posted by Jeremy R. Hammond | Nov 23, 2008 | Middle East |

The terms of the status of forces agreement would effectively allow the U.S. to continue to control billions of dollars of proceeds from the sale of exported Iraqi oil held in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. It also contains numerous loopholes that could allow the continuing long-term presence of U.S. military forces and would effectively maintain U.S. jurisdiction over crimes committed by American soldiers.

A Wanted Man in Burma

Posted by Jeremy R. Hammond | Nov 14, 2008 | Asia Pacific |

Writer Antonio Graceffo has become the target of a disinformation campaign by the ruling junta in Burma for opposing the oppressive regime.

Senior Corporate Executives Warned to Leave N.Y. on 9/11: Source

Posted by Jeremy R. Hammond | Nov 3, 2008 | US |

Foreign Policy Journal has learned that senior executives of a major U.S. international corporation may have been warned to leave New York on September 11, 2001.

Able Danger: An Interview with Writer and Director Paul Krik

Posted by Jeremy R. Hammond | Nov 2, 2008 | Culture, Reviews |

Writer and Director Paul Krik answered a few questions about his film Able Danger in an e-mail interview with Foreign Policy Journal.

The Racism of McCain…and Obama…and the Media

Posted by Jeremy R. Hammond | Nov 2, 2008 | US, Viewpoints |

The underlying assumption in the argument that association with Rashid Khalidi or his views on the Israel-Palestinian conflict is worthy of criticism is itself, by its own standard, inherently racist.

Whoever Wins U.S. Election, Policy in ‘War on Terror’ Unlikely to Change

Posted by Jeremy R. Hammond | Oct 28, 2008 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, US |

Whichever leading candidate wins the 2008 election, the there is little indication that U.S. policy will shift away significantly from using military force in Afghanistan and Pakistan, which is increasingly being recognized by international experts not as a solution, but part of the problem.

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